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Ropley - Don't fence me in

TomE

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A visiting 3F pauses to take on water as another service enters the station.

 

Hello all.

 

A short entry today, but I wanted to show some of the new fence that has been specially made for Ropley. Those familiar with the site will know it is festooned with this green, loop top fencing which is made on site by the railway. After measuring up a section a while ago, all of the information was sent to Pete Harvey at PHD designs who then worked his magic and produced the fencing you can see in the photos above and below. I really can't thank Pete enough, he's done a fantastic job and it really looks the part. The two sections above are two modified, movable sections of fence used to block access to the main running lines when the yard is open to the public.

 

Also added is the small sign telling people not to pass this point. This was printed from a photo of the real sign and is just readable in the right light and with a magnifying glass!

 

Little features like the fence and sign really add some life to the layout I feel, and there is a lot more of this 'clutter' yet to add!

 

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Just what the layout needed, more green….!

 

Cheers all.

 

 

Tom.

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Lovely Tom. Your everyday bits and bobs look very convincing. I guess that having the real thing to refer to helps a bit, but you still need to execute it convincingly.

 

Regards, Andy

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Thanks Andy & Rich. 

 

Weathering will prove interesting given preserved railways tend to keep things cleaner than they would have been 'during the day' so a fine balance will have to be struck between getting just the right amount of grime, and the right amount of shine without making things look un-realistic. 

 

Tom. 

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